Estelle of Hellona
| Estelle Amadotter Queen of the Hellonian Realm | |
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| Reign | 11 November 1928 - 7 October 1953 |
| Successor | Kristoffer of Hellona |
| Spouse | Princess Ingrid Alina Sjofru |
| Issue | Kristoffer (adopted) |
| Father | Prince William Baarlen-Hertog |
| Mother | Amalia of Hellona |
Estelle (Estelle Elisbet Agnes Amadotter; born 14 December 1889); often titled as Estelle the Eloquent is the former queen of the Hellonian Realm, consisting of the countries Hellona, Norsund, the Menako Islands and Lilotuka Island.
Princess Estelle is the eldest child of former Queen Amalia and Prince Carl. She became heir apparent when her mother ascended the throne on 11 November 1928.
Birth
Princess Estelle Elisabet Agnes Amadotter was born at 12:03 on 14 December 1889 in the Owidal Capital Hospital in Owidal. She is the first child of (then) Princess Amalia and Prince William, and the second grandchild of (then) King Christian III and Queen Alexia. After her birth was made public, 101 salute shots were fired at four places in the Hellonian Realm: Owidal and Rökavik in Hellona, Norstätt in the Menako Islands, and Kristianshamn in Norsund.
On 7 April 1882, as per usual in Asatru belief, she was shown to the gods in the Birth Ritual, in the Wodanertempel, Owidal. Her godparents are her uncle Prince Philip and (then) Governor-Minister of Norsund Julius Abel-Tasman.
She was educated at the prestigious Zeemaeren Basisschool, which she would later call horrid. Full attention was given to her, while she didn't want to receive any special attention. Because of this, it was decided she could choose her own high school. She decided to go Frejrcollege, a normal high school.
In 1909, she revealed herself to be homosexual, and began dating Ingrid, who she later married. The wedding took place in the Wodanertempel, August 1910. Small protests surrounding the wedding took place in more conservative parts of the country, but most Hellonians (around 89%) accept homosexuality. Most of the protests were more concerned about the future heir and fate of the royal family.
A huge debate ensued over how an heir should be appointed. The standard would've been to crown the next in line, which was Prince Kristoffer, son of Nicholas-Alexander. Others wanted to just let them adopt a child, but this was not accepted to not tarnish with the royal legitimacy. It was later decided to make Kristoffer official crown prince, and it was decided Estelle would adopt him to prepare him for kingship. In 1910 she officially took custody of Kristoffer.
Reign
On 28 January 1913, Queen Amalia announced that she planned to abdicate in favour of Estelle. The official programme for the abdication and investiture took place on 7 April 1913. The Queen signed the Instrument of Abdication at Owidal Palace. After the abdication, Estelle was inaugurated as queen on 30 April 2013. The abdication was signed at 10:07 am at the Grote hal (Great hall) at the Royal Palace of Owidal. The Royal Inauguration, together with the united Ryksdag, took place at 2:30 pm at the Great Wodan Temple, also located in Owidal. During the coronation, Dutch Polynesian spies were found, but Alexia managed to quell them. World leaders would chaotically talk during the after party, with several enemies seeing each other. Estelle would later call this the worst decision she ever made, putting so many leaders in one room.
Her reign was chaotic. The Vismar Union was created and disbanded twice during her reign, and relations with Libertas Regionem improved, took a huge fall after the Vismaria Revolt and bloomed again during the term of Bruce Wayne. She did however also bring in great territorial gains, she traded the Sconia region in South Germania for Tirpitz and the Sevros-Islands, which offered more strategic locations for theth Hellonians. The Vismar Union also meant that the Sconians didn't have to be afraid to either accept reintegration or moving to Hellona proper.
In 1948, Estelle had private negotiations with her adopted son Kristoffer about her planned abdication, as even though she ruled for a very short term, she thought it was time for the newer generation. After the talks, Kristoffer moved back to Owidal and stayed in Groenslot, a small castle just outside the city. After Estelle had publicly revealed her abdication, he moved into the Royal Palace.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
| Styles of Estelle, Princess of Hellona | |
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| Reference style | Her Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Your Grace |
| Styles of Estelle as Queen of Hellona | |
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| Reference style | Her Holy Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Your Grace |
Titles and styles
- 14 December 1889 - 1928: Her Highness Crown Princess Estelle Amadotter, Prince Exalt of the Bastationic faith
- 11 November 1928 - 7 October 1953: Her Majesty Queen of Hellona, Norsund, the Menako Isles, Batavia, the Sevros Islands, Tirpitz, and Lilotuka Island, protector of Moundra and Tyrean, Exalt of the Bastationic faith.
- 7 October 1953 - present: Her Royal Highness Princess of Hellona.
Honours
National Honours
- Sovereign of the Knights of Defense Order
- Sovereign and Knight Grand Cross of the Ruitenpunt
- Sovereign of the Order of the crown
- Co-Sovereign and Knight of the Golden Stag of the Royal House
- Sovereign of the Order for Loyalty and Merit
- Recipient of the Inauguration Medal